Complete the sentence about Juan Velasco Alvarado with the correct year: In ______, he stowed away on a ship to Lima, Peru, falsified his age, and tried to enlist as an officer in the Peruvian Army.

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Correct answer: A. 1929

In 1929 he stowed away on a ship to Lima, lied about his age and tried to join the Peruvian Army as an officer. He had been a shoeshine boy in Piura.

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